Category Archives: Goods Movement

Caterpillar collaborates internally and externally to cut costs and carbon

By | Published: May 1, 2013

All companies – from consumer products to manufacturers to retailers – can find significant cost and carbon emissions savings in their logistics network. The latest example is Caterpillar.  Its efforts were recently highlighted in Inbound Logistics – a leading industry publication. Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of mining and construction equipment, cut carbon emissions and [...]

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It's not just about the trucks, but we can't do it without the trucks

By | Bio | Published: April 4, 2013

A great piece in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye last week.  The article highlighted the impressive productivity gains trucking fleets have made recently. These, in turn, have led to a reduction in average truck miles of two percent from 2006.  Two percent might not seem like much. But, by increasing the productivity of [...]

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Sustainable Freight: Just the Facts

By | Published: March 25, 2013

Freight is an essential part of a globalized, modern economy. It is also responsible for eight percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This is significant in itself, but even more concerning is that emissions from freight transportation are also growing. And fast. The good news is that there are actions we can take today [...]

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EDF on the road to share strategies for innovative Sustainable Logistics

By | Published: March 20, 2013

Freight transportation's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and carbon fuel consumption is set to rise significantly in the coming decades unless we do something to halt the trend now. The good news is there's plenty that can be done, simply and effectively, with minimal capital outlay and rapid results. And a lot of companies are [...]

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Study Intends To Determine Methane Leakage Associated With A Growing Natural Gas Transportation Sector

By | Bio | Published: March 5, 2013

The use of natural gas to power our nation’s freight fleet vehicles is a hot topic in these days of rising diesel and falling natural gas prices. There are several reasons to be excited about this opportunity, including operating cost savings, use of a domestic fuel source, and the potential for a reduction in greenhouse [...]

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How Ocean Spray cut its shipping emissions 20 percent

By | Bio | Published: February 13, 2013

Corporations aren't paying enough attention to the massive global impact of their carbon emissions from transporting freight — yet there are simple steps they can take to reduce their shipping footprints. Last month, EDF released the first in a series of case studies intended to draw attention to the significant potential for emission improvements and [...]

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Panama Canal Expansion May Yield Significant Emission Implications for Shippers, Carriers and Port Authorities

By | Published: December 19, 2012

The current expansion of the Panama Canal, expected to be completed by early 2015, creates tremendous opportunities for the global freight transportation industry and may have significant effects on many ports in the United States, particularly in Houston and other Gulf areas. Today, I am happy to announce the publication of a peer-reviewed paper that [...]

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Sustainable Logistics Webcast: Join us on DC Velocity

By | Published: December 11, 2012

Each year, emissions from corporate freight logistics in the United States amount to nearly 500 megatons of carbon dioxide. If U.S. freight was a country, it would be the 11th largest carbon emitter in the world. However, logistics is an area of tremendous opportunity for companies to reduce carbon emissions. There are many operational strategies [...]

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Four Factors Driving Focus on Freight

By | Published: November 26, 2012

As a new member of EDF’s team focusing on reducing emissions from freight transportation, one of the ways that I have been learning about the transportation and supply chain industry has been by attending conferences. Over the past couple months I have attended four events including: Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Sustainability Conference, Council for [...]

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Sharing: A hundred-billion dollar a year idea for freight

By | Bio | Published: November 7, 2012

Being the parent of a toddler, sharing is a concept that I’m emphasizing at home a lot these days.  Turns out, it’s a good concept to remember at the office too.  A fantastic new report from the CELDi Physical Internet Project at the University of Arkansas details how if companies embraced the sharing of freight [...]

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